"Bucharan" kippah bought by Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch, for his only grandson R. Shalom Dov Ber (Barry) Gurary - son of his daughter Rebbetzin Chana and her husband R. Shemaryahu Gurary, when he was a small boy.

Embroidered with gilt, wrapped metallic thread on black velvet.

Enclosed is a letter of authenticity (handwritten note in English), signed in Hebrew: "I hereby gift… the Bucharan Yarmaka that my grandfather [the Rebbe Rayatz] gave me. I have a Photo with my great-grandmother [Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah] wearing – one of three Yarmaka's that my grandfather gave me. This one was my favorite because one year on Purim while we were eating the Seuda I traded Yarmakas with my grandfather. For the whole Seuda my grandfather wore this Yarmaka - Shalom Ber  Gurary". The letter is dated March 4, 1990.

As mentioned in the letter of authenticity, there is a known photograph of Barry Gurary from the 1920s, at the age of 6 or 7, next to his great-grandmother Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah Schneerson (wife of the Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch) depicting him wearing a Kippah with a style strongly reminiscent of this one (see enclosed picture).

Approx. 15 cm. Good condition. Damage and light wear.

Included is a fine wooden box that may have also been used by the rebbe or his family (the box was given along with the Kippah, but it is not mentioned in the letter of authenticity).